Table 4.10. Literacy by Citizenship, American Samoa: 2015
    American Born in US Born of US Naturalized Non-citizen Other
Literacy Total Samoa born or US territory parents Amer. Samoa Green card Non-citizen
    Total 57,436 36,952 2,806 396 953 11,016 5,313
Literate 51,967 32,814 2,603 378 905 10,392 4,875
Illiterate 5,469 4,138 204 18 48 624 438
Source: 2015 American Samoa Household Income and Expenditures Survey      
Table 4.11. School Attendance by Citizenship, American Samoa: 2015
School   American Born in US Born of US Naturalized Non-citizen Other
Attendance Total Samoa born or US territory parents Amer. Samoa Green card Non-citizen
    Total 57,436 36,952 2,806 396 953 11,016 5,313
No has not attended 34,559 17,450 1,625 312 744 10,086 4,342
Yes public school or college 17,432 14,872 864 48 168 762 720
Yes private school or college 1,985 1,499 198 30 12 114 132
Too young 3,460 3,130 120 6 30 54 120
Source: 2015 American Samoa Household Income and Expenditures Survey      
Table 4.12. Educational attainment by Citizenship, American Samoa: 2015
Educational   American Born in US Born of US Naturalized Non-citizen Other
Attainment Total Samoa born or US territory parents Amer. Samoa Green card Non-citizen
    Total 53,976 33,821 2,687 390 923 10,962 5,193
Less than 9th 15,663 12,773 750 84 174 1,115 768
9th to 12th 7,850 4,923 438 18 108 1,685 678
High school graduate 20,761 10,062 570 186 324 6,422 3,196
Some college and AA 6,656 4,192 498 54 234 1,259 420
BA 1,991 1,175 294 30 48 354 90
MS and above 1,055 696 138 18 36 126 42
Source: 2015 American Samoa Household Income and Expenditures Survey